Topsfield Conservation Commission approves tree removal and issues four compliance certifications. Vice Chair Jennifer DiCarlo led the meeting in the absence of Chair Dodds Shamroth, approving a Determination of Negligible Impact for removal of two dead or declining trees at 32 Summer Street with a
Board of Health approves FY27 calendar and designates signatories. Chair Sheryl Knutsen, Ellen Eaton RN, and Amy Lischko MSPH, DSc voted unanimously to adopt 12 regular meeting dates beginning July 15, 2026, and to authorize Knutsen as Primary Signatory and Lischko as Alternate Signatory for
Topsfield Select Board charts FY2027 budget course toward June town meeting vote. Town Administrator Kevin Harutunian will present the base budget May 26, with the Special Town Meeting warrant nearly complete. The board will incorporate community amendments to the Town Override Summary, which
Select Board approves cable programming contract and sustainable purchasing policy, defers liquor licenses. Chair Rafael McDonald, Vice Chair and Clerk Michelle Mercier-Link, and Member Gregory Cerino voted unanimously to approve a $35,000 contract with Jonathan Rivers of Holliston for fiscal year
Topsfield Select Board refines FY2027 budget approach for Special Town Meeting. The board reduced the above-guidelines funding request to $123,000 by removing a firefighter position, planning administrative support, and two family insurance plans from the override request. Town Administrator Kevin
Finance Committee joins Select Board to chart override strategy after ballot failure. Chair Che Elwell reviewed the statutory warrant timeline with the Select Board planning to finalize override language by May 13 for a June 16 Special Town Meeting and June 18 election. The committee discussed
Boards clear $21,793 in prior year vendor bills ahead of town meetings. The Select Board and Finance Committee unanimously approved Article Second at a May 5 work session, authorizing payments to four vendors and one individual, including $19,750 to Weston & Sampson and $815.10 to Roberts
Topsfield Finance Committee unanimously backs five Special Town Meeting articles. The committee voted to recommend passage of prior-year bills totaling $21,793.47 spanning water enterprise, general fund, and school accounts, as well as Article Third (FY 2026 budget transfers), Article Fourth (snow
Topsfield Select Board approves licenses and authorizes litigation representation. The board unanimously renewed Osteria Peppino Pizzeria's Common Victualler's License through June 9 and approved a 19H Farmer's Pouring License for Alfalfa Farm Cellars at 267 Rowley Bridge Road. The board authorized
Board of Assessors tightens Veterans exemption policy. Chair Lynn Conant, Clerk John Minnehan, and Member Robert Kanter voted unanimously to require all Veterans exemption applicants to submit a current Veterans disability letter each year to remain eligible for the exemption. The Board also
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